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功徳
くどく
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ merit
▶ virtuous deed
▶ act of merit
▶ act of charity
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2837409 功徳蔵【くどくぞう】 1. one's accumulated merit; treasure house of merit
  ⇐ see: 2837408 功徳を積む【くどくをつむ】 1. to accumulate merit; to make merit
2. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ divine reward (for virtuous deeds)
▶ grace (of the buddhas and gods)
▶ blessing
3. [n] {Christianity}
▶ merit
▶ meritum



History:
11. A 2021-01-26 06:17:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
10. A* 2021-01-26 03:58:28  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -27 +27,2 @@
-<gloss>merit (in Christian theology)</gloss>
+<field>&Christn;</field>
+<gloss>merit</gloss>
9. A 2018-12-05 05:26:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8. A* 2018-12-04 05:05:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
My mistake. "merit" is sense 1, see
功徳蔵 in daijr: 
〘仏〙 ① 功徳を積んだもの。
(and daijr's 功徳 entry is
① よい果報を得られるような善行。普通、供養くよう・布施ふせの類をいう。 「 -を施す」 ② 以前によいことをしたために、実現したよい報い。神仏が与えるよい
報い。)
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<gloss>merit</gloss>
@@ -16 +16,0 @@
-<gloss>merit-making</gloss>
@@ -21 +21,3 @@
-<gloss>merit</gloss>
+<gloss>divine reward (for virtuous deeds)</gloss>
+<gloss>grace (of the buddhas and gods)</gloss>
+<gloss>blessing</gloss>
7. A* 2018-12-03 13:58:40  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij wiki gg5 世界大百科事典 brit etc.
brit: 仏教用語。善根を積むことによって報いられる功能福徳の意。属性,性質を意味するサンスクリット語グナ guṇaの訳語。それが「良い性質」「善いこと」の意
に用いられ,さらに「利益」「すぐれた点」の意に転じて用いられた。
daijs: "以前によいことをしたために、実現したよい報い。神仏が与えるよい報い。"

_
Christian sense: jawiki, Brit
  Comments:
The usual translation of 功徳/利益(りやく) is "merit". 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_(Buddhism)
"Merit is a force that results from good deeds done"
I don't think "grace" is a good translation for this because of the connotations of unconditional love. There's nothing unconditional 
about Buddhist merit, you have to the good deeds to get it.
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15,2 @@
+<gloss>act of charity</gloss>
+<gloss>merit-making</gloss>
@@ -19,2 +21,6 @@
-<gloss>grace (of the buddhas and gods)</gloss>
-<gloss>blessing</gloss>
+<gloss>merit</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>merit (in Christian theology)</gloss>
+<gloss>meritum</gloss>
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